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Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
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Energy Systems: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback)
Series: Very Short Introductions
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Modern societies require energy systems to provide energy for
cooking, heating, transport, and materials processing, as well as
for electricity generation. Energy systems include the primary
fuel, its conversion, and transport to the point of use. In many
cases this primary fuel is still a fossil fuel, a one-use resource
derived from a finite supply within our planet, causing
considerable damage to the environment. After 300 years of
increasing reliance on fossil fuels, particularly coal, it is
becoming ever clearer that the present energy systems need to
change. In this Very Short Introduction Nick Jenkins explores our
historic investment in the exploitation of fossil energy resources
and their current importance, and discusses the implications of our
increasing rate of energy use. He considers the widespread
acceptance by scientists and policy makers that our energy systems
must reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, and looks
forward to the radical changes in fuel technology that will be
necessary to continue to provide energy supplies in a sustainable
manner, and extend access across the developing world. Considering
the impact of changing to an environmentally benign and low-carbon
energy system, Jenkins also looks at future low-carbon energy
systems which would use electricity from a variety of renewable
energy sources, as well as the role of nuclear power in our energy
use. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from
Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every
subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get
ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts,
analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make
interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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